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**MjW** · 12-09-2007, 04:11 AM

I always find my self installing many programs and I always find my self lurking back to my all time favourite Acronis True Image to restore the freshness of my system. But there are times that I wonder "Do I really need all these programs?"

I understand that having an antivirus and a firewall is a must as well as a spyware program or two.
But sometimes it feels that it gets too much and I see my system going slower gradually.
Other maintenance programs that find their way in my system are DisKeeper to automatically defrag the system properly and a registry fix program.

And of course with all these you have programs, like a messenger, a PDF viewer, a video converter, a streamer like tversity and a big pack of codecs. And many more that I currently forget and that apply to different needs but we are not going to focus on anyway.
Thankfully enough there is a big wave of portable, stand alone programs that they don't need installation any more like Nero, micro$oft office, fillezila, photoshop etc.

So after all that, the installation of an imaging program like Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost becomes a need as well.

Yesterday I decided to drop both the Kaspersky antivirus and zonealarm firewall as well as one spyware program and just install the zonealarm security suite that contains the firewall, and includes an antivirus based on the kaspersky engine and a spyware program. Thats 3 in one. Or is it?

As for now my maintenance programs are:

Zonealarm Security Suite
Advanced System Optimizer
DisKeeper
Spybot Search and Destroy
Acronis True Image

So what are your maintenance programs that you need in order to have a stable and fresh for longer system?

**Tooplex** · 12-09-2007, 04:59 AM

I use these programs

NOD32 (Anti virus software)

Comodo Firewall (Firewall)

Spybot (Spyware cleaner)

CCleaner

and a defrager program which i cant remember the name as im at my dads house.

**Realn0whereman** · 12-09-2007, 05:28 AM

ugh..... im smart with my system so the only **** i have running that fit in this category are the following software:
avg antivirus
peerguardian w. custom lists

tri-yearly scans with ad-aware

**Judas** · 12-09-2007, 05:35 AM

I usually don't install anti-virus, but this time I did. I have AVG antivirus running. Screw firewalls and anti-spyware. And I'm on a fairly new install, so I won't need a registry cleaner for a little while.

eldiablov · 12-09-2007, 06:14 AM

When that time comes I highly recommend Ccleaner.

~Sullivan~

**FreePlay** · 12-09-2007, 07:29 AM

SpyBot S&D, Ad-Aware Pro, and AVG. That's about it.

**Moose** · 12-09-2007, 07:38 AM

AVG
CCleaner
Ad-Aware Pro
SpyBot S&D
Windows Firewall (?)

**kibbles** · 12-09-2007, 09:04 AM

avg, spybot, ad-aware.

**Soulphalanx** · 12-09-2007, 09:30 AM

AVG free

**MjW** · 12-09-2007, 04:45 PM

Nice to know what people are using and that you are taking it easy with the matter.
I am going to strip down my maintenance programs to just the absolutely necessary from now on and stop having my PC like a heavily armed, slow crab.

Zonealarm Security Suite
Advanced System Optimizer
DisKeeper
Acronis True Image

12-09-2007, 04:11 AM	#1
MjW Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the woods.. Posts: 804 Trader Feedback: 0	What kind of maintenance programs, do you install? I always find my self installing many programs and I always find my self lurking back to my all time favourite Acronis True Image to restore the freshness of my system. But there are times that I wonder "Do I really need all these programs?" I understand that having an antivirus and a firewall is a must as well as a spyware program or two. But sometimes it feels that it gets too much and I see my system going slower gradually. Other maintenance programs that find their way in my system are DisKeeper to automatically defrag the system properly and a registry fix program. And of course with all these you have programs, like a messenger, a PDF viewer, a video converter, a streamer like tversity and a big pack of codecs. And many more that I currently forget and that apply to different needs but we are not going to focus on anyway. Thankfully enough there is a big wave of portable, stand alone programs that they don't need installation any more like Nero, micro$oft office, fillezila, photoshop etc. So after all that, the installation of an imaging program like Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost becomes a need as well. Yesterday I decided to drop both the Kaspersky antivirus and zonealarm firewall as well as one spyware program and just install the zonealarm security suite that contains the firewall, and includes an antivirus based on the kaspersky engine and a spyware program. Thats 3 in one. Or is it? As for now my maintenance programs are: Zonealarm Security Suite Advanced System Optimizer DisKeeper Spybot Search and Destroy Acronis True Image So what are your maintenance programs that you need in order to have a stable and fresh for longer system? __________________ [FONT=garamond][size=3]Edison Carter Rulez![/size][/FONT] [b][u]There are 2 categories of n00bs :[/u] The ones that start as n00bs and advance. And the ones that get born as n00bs and remain.[/b]

12-09-2007, 04:59 AM	#2
Tooplex Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mansfield ,England Posts: 1,770 Trader Feedback: 0	I use these programs NOD32 (Anti virus software) Comodo Firewall (Firewall) Spybot (Spyware cleaner) CCleaner and a defrager program which i cant remember the name as im at my dads house. __________________ Im now a City of Heroes/Villians player. Wah Hey!

12-09-2007, 05:28 AM	#3
Realn0whereman Mindless Self Indulgence Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: afk Posts: 7,212 Trader Feedback: 0	ugh..... im smart with my system so the only **** i have running that fit in this category are the following software: avg antivirus peerguardian w. custom lists tri-yearly scans with ad-aware __________________ PSN:realn0whereman NEW MSI ALBUM APRIL 29TH: IF orgasm

12-09-2007, 05:35 AM	#4
Judas Ænima Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 587 Trader Feedback: 0	I usually don't install anti-virus, but this time I did. I have AVG antivirus running. Screw firewalls and anti-spyware. And I'm on a fairly new install, so I won't need a registry cleaner for a little while. __________________ [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Zoso.svg/744px-Zoso.svg.png[/IMG] Looking for some good C programming tutorials for the PSP? Look no further! [URL="http://psp-coding.com/"]PSP-Coding.com[/URL] is your source for all your PSP coding needs.

12-09-2007, 07:29 AM	#6
FreePlay Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	SpyBot S&D, Ad-Aware Pro, and AVG. That's about it. __________________ [qj now fails.]

12-09-2007, 06:14 AM	#5
eldiablov Banned for LIFE Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East London, England Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	When that time comes I highly recommend Ccleaner. ~Sullivan~

12-09-2007, 07:38 AM	#7
Moose Enter Custom Title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: National Front Disco Posts: 13,063 Trader Feedback: 0	AVG CCleaner Ad-Aware Pro SpyBot S&D Windows Firewall (?)

12-09-2007, 09:04 AM	#8
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12-09-2007, 09:30 AM	#9
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12-09-2007, 04:45 PM	#10
MjW Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the woods.. Posts: 804 Trader Feedback: 0	Nice to know what people are using and that you are taking it easy with the matter. I am going to strip down my maintenance programs to just the absolutely necessary from now on and stop having my PC like a heavily armed, slow crab. Zonealarm Security Suite Advanced System Optimizer DisKeeper Acronis True Image __________________ [FONT=garamond][size=3]Edison Carter Rulez![/size][/FONT] [b][u]There are 2 categories of n00bs :[/u] The ones that start as n00bs and advance. And the ones that get born as n00bs and remain.[/b]

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What kind of maintenance programs, do you install?